Here's the first look at the cagey Shred Nebula.  Sure, we might've been playing the game had it come out as some had predicted, but at least we get something this week, right?  This video must count for something considering the game has been hiding for nearly a year.  Just watch, decide, and then join me after the break.

Microsoft (via Gamerscoreblog) has declared that Coffeetime Crosswords is a lock for the E3 week release this Wednesday. Cue the complaining about how this isn't a "worthy" release followed by crossword fans snapping the game up in droves.

But could it be that Coffeetime will be sharing the E3 spotlight? X360F speculated that Shred Nebula would be starring alongside the puzzler but have since updated their post. I guess not every E3 mystery will be solved before breakfast. We'll have plenty of answers in a few hours though. Stay tuned.

Oh, I almost forgot. We'll also be getting some Buku Sudoku DLC (It's out now and includes 1200 New Puzzles for free!) and Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords will be hitting the Arcade Hits library with a price drop down to 800 MSP.

PR post break.

[via X360F]

While most of us have never heard of CrunchTime Games, that doesn't mean you haven't heard of the titles that the founders have worked on.  Boasting people who have worked on such high profile titles as Street Fighter and World of Warcraft, as well as some of my favorite overlooked gems such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Alien Vs Predator,  Shred Nebula has certainly earned the right not be overlooked at yet another space shooter.

Instead of going with the twin stick shooter model that seems to be being used on just about every other release these days, Shred Nebula is going for a more dogfight style of game play.  Add in the promise of 60 FPS and art assets that rival full retail games, and were starting to get even more excited.  If you want to check out some screen shots, you can check them out here.

An interesting tidbit that was also announced was that the game will be using an in-house engine called R.A.K. Engine (Roaming Arcade Killer Engine).  Interesting because do you think an independent studio would go through the extra work to develop their own engine, let alone name it, if they were planning on making only one title for XBLA?  No, me either :)

While it's currently just a teaser image, you can check out the official site here.